• DGMC launches PTSD group

    The 60th Medical Operations Squadron's Mental Health clinic would like to announce the launch of a new group for managing and resolving Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. PTSD has been described by Department of Defense experts as a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Typically, the

  • Library to open time capsule Sept. 18

    When Mr. Anthony Gonzales was cleaning the Mitchell Memorial Library's storage area earlier this year, he didn't think a 3-foot-tall, stainless steel box had a much more significant purpose. But the plaque on the front of the package revealed its true nature. What had once served as a plant stand

  • Travis’ entry procedures change

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The hospital gate has changed force protection posture by reducing lane availability from three to two to enhance gate entry procedures here. Base employees using the hospital gate will notice some slight congestion during peak hours. There will be very little impact

  • Library to begin Integrated Library Management System

    Mitchell Memorial Library customers will soon be able to browse the collections and catalogs of all Air Mobility Command libraries without leaving their homes. Set to launch Sept. 27, the Integrated Library Management System will allow book borrowers to reserve a book from home or borrow a book from

  • Travis remembers 9/11 during ceremony

    Team Travis held a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11, to mark the sixth anniversary of the tragic events that took place Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony honored those victims, whose lives were forever changed, as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and the passengers onboard the

  • Operations Security vital in our changing world

    Operations Security should be at the forefront of our minds during the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection, as it should during all military activities. Operations Security, designed to ensure our critical information does not fall into the wrong hands, encourages heightened awareness and

  • Travis adopts new reintegration briefings

    A new mandatory system of briefings called Travis' Reintegration Group is now in effect for Travis Airmen returning from deployments and their families. "We want to properly integrate our members returning from deployments," said Nathaniel Middleton, Installation Deployment officer. "We're hoping to

  • Entry changes at Hospital Gate

    Base employees using the hospital gate will notice some slight congestion during peak hours, due to changes in the gate lay-out. Inbound lane speeds will be significantly reduced by using cement barriers to create a traffic calming feature much like the outbound lanes currently have. With this minor

  • Do you know your foot type?

    As the Air Force culture has shifted from cycle ergometry testing to the current "Fit to Fight" program, it is becoming more important for Airmen to understand the necessity to select the proper kind of running shoe for their specific foot type. here are three basic foot types: low arch (flat feet),